Symbiotic Microbes Colonizing the Colon (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Symbiotic Microbes Colonizing the Colon

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The image depicts symbiotic microbes in the process of colonizing the mucosal surface of the mouse colon. Yellow cells are Escherichia coli; red cells are Bacteroides fragilis. Intestinal tissues are labeled in green with blue nuclei.

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S. Melanie Lee/Caltech

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